After an abrupt takeover earlier this year, city council won’t be letting go of the governance reins for London’s transit authority just yet. Despite a recommendation from three politicians on the London Transit Commission (LTC) to eventually return to a structure similar to what was abolished – four councillors instead of two and three citizen […]
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Relax London Transit riders, you’ve got two hours. For July and August, public transit users in the city will have 120 minutes to use transfers, extended 30 minutes from the current 90-minute window. The main reason is because of how long it takes to get across the city during the summer construction season. It’s been […]
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Old East Villagers had to leave their homes after an excavator hit a natural gas line, causing a “serious” gas leak Thursday morning, a London fire official says.
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A 71-year-old woman was the person seriously injured in a crash between a London police cruiser and city bus that sent her and two other passengers to hospital, Ontario’s police watchdog says.
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A passenger on a London Transit bus suffered serious injuries when it collided with a London police cruiser in downtown London on Wednesday. The collision involving the bus and the marked police cruiser occurred at about 1:50 p.m. in the area of Queens Avenue and Talbot Street, London police said. One passenger on the bus […]
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Hockey jerseys out, grad gowns in. London’s downtown arena, home to the national champion London Knights junior hockey team, will become convocation central for not just one, but both of London’s post-secondary schools for the first time starting Monday. Thousands of graduates from Western University and Fanshawe College, and their guests, will converge on the […]
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There seems to be a ton of misconceptions regarding things like luxury apartments and bus lanes.
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After more than 58 years behind the wheel, 80-year-old London Transit driver Doug Gardiner has retired. In the process, he set a record for both London Transit and the Ontario Safety League for driving 52 years without a preventable crash. Reporter Jack Moulton spoke with Gardiner about his career and his first few months of […]
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The price of these rapid transit bus shelters is staggering: $500,000 for a two-bay and $800,000 for a three-bay shelter.
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Flush with cash, London city council is set to debate whether to offer homeowners a break on sky-high property tax increases approved throughout this term or spend it supporting social and cultural programs. City hall has posted a nearly $60-million budget surplus this year and some politicians want to use roughly $17 million of the […]
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London Transit politicians may shy away from service cuts, amid construction-related delays and further declines in Fanshawe enrolment.